- wave packet
- noun Date: 1928 a pulse of radiant energy that is the resultant of a number of wave trains of differing wavelengths
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Wave packet — In physics, a wave packet is an envelope or packet containing an arbitrary number of wave forms. In quantum mechanics the wave packet is ascribed a special significance: it is interpreted to be a probability wave describing the probability that a … Wikipedia
wave packet — bangų paketas statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. wave packet vok. Wellengruppe, f; Wellenpaket, n rus. волновой пакет, m pranc. groupe d ondes, m … Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas
wave packet — banginis paketas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. wave packet vok. Wellengruppe, f; Wellenpaket, n rus. волновой пакет, m pranc. paquet d’ondes, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
wave packet — noun a) a collection of waves, travelling together b) a probability wave … Wiktionary
wave packet — noun : a pulse (as an electromagnetic pulse) that is the resultant of a number of wave trains of differing wavelengths and speed and has a definite group velocity … Useful english dictionary
extension of wave packet — bangų paketo išplitimas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. extension of wave packet vok. Ausdehnung des Wellenpackets, f rus. расширение волнового пакета, n pranc. extension du paquet d’ondes, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
diffusing time of wave packet — bangų paketo išplitimo trukmė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. diffusing time of wave packet vok. Zerfließzeit des Wellenpakets, f rus. время расплывания волнового пакета, n pranc. temps de diffusion du paquet d’ondes, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Wave propagation — is any of the ways in which waves travel through a waveguide.With respect to the direction of the oscillation relative to the propagation direction, we can distinguish between longitudinal wave and transverse waves.For electromagnetic waves,… … Wikipedia
Electron wave-packet interference — The green plane is the x y plane, where two (non interacting) electron wave packets meet. The vertical direction shows the real part of psileft(x,y ight). The semi transparent white plane in the top shows the density of detection probability, i.e … Wikipedia
Wave shoaling — In fluid dynamics, wave shoaling is the phenomenon that surface waves on a water layer of decreasing depth change their wave height (which is about twice the amplitude). It is caused by the fact that the group velocity, which is also the wave… … Wikipedia
